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The two subspecies

Traditionally two subspecies of Hermann’s tortoise are distinguished:

- Testudo hermanni hermanni (Gmelin, 1789) or Western Hermann’s tortoise (Spain, France, Italy and the large islands of the western Mediterranean)
- Testudo hermanni boettgeri (Mojsisovics, 1889) or Eastern Hermann’s tortoise (Mediterranean regions of the Balkan Peninsula and a few small islands of the eastern Mediterranean).

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Var Testudo hermanni hermanni and Macedonian Testudo hermanni boettgeri